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The truth is that those little white cartons may be the biggest letdown of all.

According to Bonnie Liebman, a nutritionist with the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) in Washington, D.C., and co-author of a 2007 report on Chinese restaurant food, your lemon chicken is likely loaded with calories, sodium and saturated fat â?? more than you'd get in three fried McChicken sandwiches.

Lost in translation
The problem is that true Asian food hasn't translated very well into English. The basic vocabulary â?? starch, vegetables, protein â?? is the same, but the proportions and preparations have changed considerably.

As a result, the American versions of lemon chicken and other popular Chinese dishes like eggplant in garlic sauce and fried rice are almost certainly saltier, greasier and ultimately far less good for you than their Far East counterparts.

That's where the Asian food pyramid comes in. A joint venture of the Harvard School of Public Health, Cornell University and Oldways Preservation Trust, a Boston-based food issues think tank, this plan reflects an authentic rural Asian diet, which includes elements of Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Vietnamese and other regional cuisines.

Hundreds of studies, including the highly regarded China-Cornell-Oxford Project, have shown that Asians who follow this ancient way of eating have some of the world's lowest rates of heart disease, obesity and cancer.

Back to basics
The Asian pyramid emphasizes traditional ingredients and is based on the Chinese principle of fan and t'sai, an expression of balance and harmony in food. Ideally, foods like rice, noodles or grains (fan) should make up half of every meal. The other half (t'sai) should be vegetables, fruit, nuts, beans and small amounts of animal protein.

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